GWRS, regarding composting weeds - all organic matter can be composted but perennials can be tricky. It is ok to throw in the leafy matter but any roots need to have all light excluded and will take longer to decompose.
Thanks Zoomer44 for answering the question, has been a wet winter - in the garden planters all the violas have gone or are looking terrible this year
Re done station planters with plants from around garden to save money for the big event begin of March - one station building is going to be 150 then
Ginagibbs you are going to be growing UFO with the squash, sounds good with the cherry tree they have pretty flowers in spring
GWRS like iGrow said with the compost advise - I compost at home food waste and weeds also brown material like dried plant matter stems, torn cardboard mix them all together and leave for a few months then I turn into another bin as have three in the garden, can be put in part shade
Aster2 I will have to go to gc again sometime more vouchers arrived in the post for Wyevale
Anyone started seed sowing yet? if so what seeds?
Me not just yet but may be tomorrow - still trying gardening by the moon so leaf veg this weekend so may start the celery and celeriac off indoors
That is what I do - only had one bin full rejected once from weeds from the allotment ok bin was extremely heavy and some of the weeds may have had bits of soil on which I could not get off - so I had to empty it still have a bag left to get rid of from that, from then on made sure only light batches of weeds went into the bin
I have sown celery and celeriac seeds in 1/4 trays, now in my room on window sill - so that is it seed sowing has started, also done a sowing guide rough one of which month I sow seeds basic information to May - lots in March and April
Good idea having a sowing guide. I've split the guide into three - veg, flowers/herbs and GH, from March through to August. July and August are mainly bienniels and winter veg sowings.
I also drew a plan of the plot at the end of last yr, with what had been planted where, so as not to plant the same thing in the same spot twice. The plan for this yr just has periennial planting on it at present.
Zoomer44 so far just a basic guide for the veg, I have so many flower seed as lots comes with garden news mag not sure where to start, there is two areas in garden for flowers which I like to do for cutting
what veg is there for winter and when to sow?
Anybody know when to so purple kale?, got a free pack out of date but hoping will do ok - not any info on the pack
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Hello , sorted out all my seeds tonight , veg & flowers
Best to bag up roots and leave them for a couple of years or soak them and make a liquid feed.
Thanks Zoomer44 for answering the question, has been a wet winter - in the garden planters all the violas have gone or are looking terrible this year
Re done station planters with plants from around garden to save money for the big event begin of March - one station building is going to be 150 then
Ginagibbs you are going to be growing UFO with the squash, sounds good with the cherry tree they have pretty flowers in spring
GWRS like iGrow said with the compost advise - I compost at home food waste and weeds also brown material like dried plant matter stems, torn cardboard mix them all together and leave for a few months then I turn into another bin as have three in the garden, can be put in part shade
Aster2 I will have to go to gc again sometime more vouchers arrived in the post for Wyevale
Anyone started seed sowing yet? if so what seeds?
Me not just yet but may be tomorrow - still trying gardening by the moon so leaf veg this weekend so may start the celery and celeriac off indoors
Hello to all
Hello , I have decided to put weeds in garden wheelie bin
GWRS good idea
That is what I do - only had one bin full rejected once from weeds from the allotment ok bin was extremely heavy and some of the weeds may have had bits of soil on which I could not get off - so I had to empty it still have a bag left to get rid of from that, from then on made sure only light batches of weeds went into the bin
Yep lots of couch grass goes in the bin
I have sown celery and celeriac seeds in 1/4 trays, now in my room on window sill - so that is it seed sowing has started, also done a sowing guide rough one of which month I sow seeds basic information to May - lots in March and April
Good idea having a sowing guide. I've split the guide into three - veg, flowers/herbs and GH, from March through to August. July and August are mainly bienniels and winter veg sowings.
I also drew a plan of the plot at the end of last yr, with what had been planted where, so as not to plant the same thing in the same spot twice. The plan for this yr just has periennial planting on it at present.
Aster2 you said you were in Hert is this near would be good for the compost bin http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/rabbit-waste-for-composting/925115.html
Zoomer44 so far just a basic guide for the veg, I have so many flower seed as lots comes with garden news mag not sure where to start, there is two areas in garden for flowers which I like to do for cutting
what veg is there for winter and when to sow?
Anybody know when to so purple kale?, got a free pack out of date but hoping will do ok - not any info on the pack